A viral video from northern Turkey, which provides a perfect example of the strong bond between human beings and their pet dogs, shows a dog spending days outside a hospital where its owner was undergoing treatment. In the video shared by CBS news on their Twitter handle, a pup named Boncuk, who belongs to Cemal Senturk […]
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Turkey imposes advertising ban on Twitter, Periscope, Pinterest
Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest under a new social media law, according to decisions published in the country’s Official Gazette today. The law, which critics say will muzzle dissent, requires social media companies to appoint local representatives in Turkey. Yesterday, Facebook Inc […]
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Turkey launches vaccination drive with Chinese jab
Turkish doctors and nurses rolled up their sleeves today as the nation of 83 million people launched a coronavirus vaccination drive with China’s Sinovac jab. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the first shot of CoronaVac live on television after formally approving the vaccine yesterday despite contradictory data about its efficacy […]
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Turkey eyes 25 million foreign visitors in 2021, tourism officials say
Turkey’s tourism sector hopes to bring in 25 million foreign visitors in 2021 as coronavirus vaccines boost hopes of a better year, after a decline in tourist numbers caused by the pandemic. Tourism industry sources say it will take at least two years for the number of arrivals to reach […]
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Magnitude 4.7 quake hits eastern Turkey, no damage reported
An earthquake with a 4.7 magnitude shook Malatya province in eastern Turkey on Friday, sending people pouring out into the streets in fear. There was however, no immediate report of any damage or casualties. The quake, which was centered in the town of Puturge, struck at 11:27 a.m. (0827 GMT), […]
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Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia
Turkey on Wednesday lifted its more than two-year ban on accessing Wikipedia, weeks after the country’s highest court ruled that the block violated freedom of expression. Turkey blocked Wikipedia in April 2017, accusing it of being part of a “smear campaign” against the country, after the website refused to remove content […]
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Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic air bases in retaliation to possible U.S. sanctions against his country, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Mevlut Cavusoglu comments came amid reports that U.S. lawmakers had agreed on a defense bill that also includes […]
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Donald Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. “Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand,” Trump said in a White House […]